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Santa Cruz de La Palma, Oct 9 (EFE).- The new lava flow from the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma is causing "tremendous destruction”, Canary Islands Volcanology Institute (Involcan) said Saturday.Involcan published images of the flow saying it was hindering the movement of scientists in the area as the volcano resumed releasing lava earlier in the day. (Camera: EFE).Camera: A RIVER OF LAVA FLOWS DOWNHILL AFTER THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE CUMBRE VIEJA VOLCANO COLLAPSED DUE TO THE ERUPTION, IN LA PALMA, CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN.
Satellite imagery showed a D-shaped tongue of molten rock building up on the island's western shore measured 338 hectares by the end of Wednesday.
The Cumbre Vieja volcano erupting overnight as it belches out more lava and forces another 500 people to flee.
Lava flows on a Galapagos island after a volcano erupted last week. The Wolf volcano's slopes host the pink iguana, a species of critically endangered lizard. A team of park rangers and scientists working with the iguanas has confirmed the creatures are out of harm's way.
The eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma is the first since 1971, and the longest on record on the island. While the eruption has been the source of destruction and displacement, for scientists it is also a unique opportunity to learn. Around 70 experts have been monitoring the volcano and examining the rare and valuable data spilling out from it.
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